- SURNAME
Wood
- FORENAME
Charles Russell
- UNIT
23 Bomb Disposal Company, Royal Engineers
- RANK
Second Lieutenant + Captain
- NUMBER
135048
- AWARD
George Medal, Croix de Guerre with vermilion star (Fr), Mention in Despatches
- PLACE
London Gazette 11.3.1941 (GM) NW Europe 1944-45 (CdG), NW Europe 1944-45 (MiD)
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
B.A.,A.M.Inst.C.E.
commissioned 8.6.1940 2Lt RE
unit in 1941 ?
23 BD Company in NW Europe (Captain)
London Gazette 35099, 7th March 1941, Page 1427 (GM)
London Gazette 37072, 8th May 1945, Page 2459 (MiD)
CITATION:
George Medal : On the 14th August, 1940, a 500 Kilo bomb fell into the electricity depot at Lyndhurst. Realizing the danger to life and property in the vicinity, Second-Lieutenant Wood, assisted by a Sapper, immediately set to work and excavated the bomb and removed the fuses, which were found to be No. 17 R.H.S. 1940, containing clockwork mechanism, and thereby obtained one of the first speciments, if not the first specimen, of this type, which has been of paramount importance to the Experimental Section, and subsequently to other Bomb Disposal Sections throughout the country.
Second-Lieutenant Wood's devotion to duty and prompt decision and disregard of personal danger did much to steady the morale of the civilian population, and was a fine example to his men. This is only one of many occasions when he has, by his prompt action, saved many lives and considerable property.
Second-Lieutenant Wood's devotion to duty and prompt decision and disregard of personal danger did much to steady the morale of the civilian population, and was a fine example to his men. This is only one of many occasions when he has, by his prompt action, saved many lives and considerable property.
WEB LINKS:
• https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35099/supplement/1427 (GM)• https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37072/supplement/2459 (MiD)
NATIONAL ARCHIVES:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7407037 (CDG)https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7378241 (GM)
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